[Asis-l] "E Is for Explosion: E-Readers, Etextbooks, Econtent, Elearning, E-Everything"

[Gerry McKiernan]

Colleagues/
 
IMHO > A Most/Most Excellent (Open Access) Article Profiling >>> E-Readers, Etextbooks, Econtent, Elearning >>>
 
>From The Current Issue Of _MultiMedia & Internet @ Schools_ magazine
 
/Gerry 
 
Social media and learning technology have been hot for some time now, but with the sudden proliferation of ebooks, e-readers, etextbooks, and interactive digital content, technology in education is approaching its flash point.
 
In case you weren’t feeling it, welcome to the revolution! By the end of 2010, Gen Y members will outnumber Baby Boomers, and 96% of this new generation has already joined a social network, according to author and social media pundit Erik Qualman. Radio took 38 years to reach 50 million users, television took 13 years, the internet just 4 years, the iPod only 3—and what about Facebook? The king of social media added 100 million users in less than 9 months.
 
[snip] ... [W]hat began decades back as a dream and a vision is now a solid reality. Technological (bandwidth, devices), cultural (tech-native students), and economic factors (desperate schools and desperately innovative companies) have converged to yield the current scene. Not since the advent of Gutenburg’s printing press has there been such radical change to the very core of education—the written word. Nor has a change been this widespread—or rapid.
 
But really—what do you think? Overhyped? Overwhelmed? Excited? Jaded? Clear your mind for just a few moments—that’s all it may take before technology advances yet again to blow away any possible preconceptions or misconceptions you may have. [snip. And as seeing is believing, here are some of those innovative companies to watch in the swiftly evolving etextbook, econtent, and digital learning space:
 
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BTW: Speaking Of 'EveryThing' > 
 
At The Turn Of The Century [The 21st [:-)] >>> 
 
> Wrote > *E is for Everything: The Extra-Ordinary, Evolutionary [E-]Journal* 
 
[ http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/Eis4.pdf ] 
 
>> Presented At WiLSWorld 2001 > *E is for Everything: The Extra-Ordinary, Evolutionary [E-]Journal* > 
 
[ http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/Eis4.ppt ] [180+ Slides]
 
>>>  Created > _EJI(sm): A Registry of Innovative E-Journal Features, Functionalities, and Content_ > 
 
[ http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/EJI.htm ]
 
EnJOY !
 
/Gerry 
 
Gerry McKiernan
Associate Professor
Science and Technology Librarian
Iowa State University Library
Ames IA 50011
 
Follow Me On Twitter > http://twitter.com/GMcKBlogs
 
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